RB Leipzig head coach Domenico Tedesco commented on the defeat of his team by Shakhtar Donetsk in yesterday's match of the 1st round of the Champions League group stage.
Domenico Tedesco“It's hard to find the right words. The way that game played was just insane. Our work over the past weeks showed that the players were ready to start in the Champions League, and now it would be unfair to accuse them of a lack of mentality. They confidently went ahead in this match.
We started the second half brilliantly and equalized the score, but then the second shot of Shakhtar Donetsk on target led to the second goal. It was hard to recover from this.
We just lost the ball too easily, and as a result, we had to face a lot of Shakhtar counterattacks. As a result, we began to act less boldly and confidently, and not so actively attacked.
I am, of course, very disappointed. But there is nothing left but to accept the way the game has turned out. Tomorrow everything will look a little different. We need to look ahead and focus on the next match," Tedesco said at the post-match press conference.
